The paper provides an overview of what caused high and volatile prices in international food commodity markets, the major causes of national food price increases, the winners and losers within...
In the village of Sare Samba Niebe lie the ruins of huts that were once home to a family of 30 people. Situated on a patch of sun-scorched land, just off a dusty, bumpy track, there’s an eerie feel...
It’s noon when I arrive in Bady village and step out into a scorching, 40°C dry heat. This dusty village near Tambacounda, in East Senegal, is suffering from a drought that is hitting countries...
Sophie Mbodj became concerned over the impact that growing jatropha would have on her community, after the arrival of Spanish biofuels company Plantation Verte in the mid 2000s.
Village chief Gora Thiam, 76, is unhappy that land passed down to him by his ancestors - which he developed, cleared of trees and leveled to grow crops - is at risk of being handed over to foreign...
Mamadou Bah, 27, sold his land to Italian bio-fuels company African National Oil Corporation after being promised a good salary for working on its bio-fuels plantation – when this did not happen, he...
Senegal is one of Africa’s most stable democracies. But we’ve also got the fastest-growing population on the continent. With so many young people needing an education, there’s only enough primary school places for every other child.
The ILOPS research explores the different ways in which parents participate in school, including their interaction with teachers and within communities. Research teams also examined how parents...
Against a background of unprecedented food shortages, including in Senegal, this study aims to analyse how the Economic Partnership Agreements currently under negotiation between the EU and West...
